Paring-knife.



No. 891,925. PATENTED JUNE 30, 1908.

E. B. GIBFORD.

PARING KNIFE. APPLICATION FILED AUG.2, 1901.

l/vi b1 cones EDWARD B. GIBFORD, OF ADRIAN, MICHIGAN.

Specification of Letters Patent. Application filed August 23, 1907.

meme-KNIFE.

Patented June 30, 1908.

Serial No. 389,860.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, EDWARD B. GIBFORD, citizen of the United States, residing at Adrian, in the county of lienawee and State of Michigan, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Faring-Knives, of

which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to paring knives, and has for its object to provide an improved knife which can be used as a parer, an eye cutter, and a scraper, for various fruits and vegetables.

The implement embodies a blade which is separate from its holder, the former being formed of hard or razor steel, and the latter being more cheaply and convenientl produced in softer metal,v and capable 0 being stamped out of a blank and bent in proper sha e to hold the blade in place.

he invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawing, in which,

Figure 1 is a plain view of the knife. Fig. 2 is a front edge vew of the knife. Fig. 3 is a bottom or inverted plan view. Fig. 4 is a section on the line 4-4 of Fig. 1. Fig. 5 is a cross section through the handle. Fig. 6 is a plan view of the blank from which the blade iolder is made.

Referring specifically to the drawing, the

blade of the knife is indicated at 6, and this consists of a thin piece of hard or razor steel sharpened along one edge. This blade is held in a holder formed from the blank shown in Fig. 6. This holder may be conveniently made of galvanized iron or other sheet metal. Said blank is folded lengthwise to form an upper leaf or part 7 anda lower leaf or part 8, the blade being held between these parts, sufficient pressure being applied to hold the blade firmly in place. At the rear edge the blade backs against the bend or crease of the holder, as indicated at 9.

The top leaf or part 7 is provided near its front edge with a lon itudinal slot 10 and the width of theblade is such that its cutting edge is located directly under this slot and projecting part-way across the same, so that the peelings or slices of the fruit or vegetable are cleared from the knife through the slot. The front ed e of the up er part 7 projects out beyond tl ie cutting e e of the knife and is turned or bent outwardly from the plane of the blade as shown at 11, forming a guard and also a gage for the edge of the blade. It acts as a guard because It rojects beyond the cutting edge of the bla e and prevents accidental contact therewith, and it acts as a gage to limit the depth of the slices or out because in the act of cuttin the outturned lip will come into contact wit the surface of the article being cut and thus hold the knife to a uniform de th. At its outer end the to of the holder 18 provided with a lip 12, whic 1 is turned outwardly from the plane of the blade and beveled at the edge to form an eye outter for use articularly with potatoes.

The hol er above described is provided with a handle 13, the blank forming the holder havin a shank 14, which is doubled or folded an driven into the handle. This folded construction of the shank insures great stren th and rigidity and serves to prevent the ho der being broken off at the shank, under any ordinary strain. The handle has a ferrule 15 which is notched as at 16, and this notch receives a shoulder 17 formed at the junction of the body and shank of the holder. The engagement of the shoulder and notch prevents the holder from turning in the handle.

Should the blade become broken or worn out it is possible to substituteanother blade, b forcing the old blade out and the new blade in, this action being effected by sliding the same in or out lengthwise. The advantage of having the se arate blade is that it may be made from lard and thin metal, which is not conveniently possible in knives in which'the whole knife is made in one piece. The turned edge 11 at the front of the holder may be used as a scraper for removing the skins of new potatoes and the like.

I claim 2- A knife comprising a blade, a holder therefor, and a handle, the holder consisting of a sheet metal blank folded lengthwise, with the blade held between the fold, the upper part of the holder being slotted above the edge of the blade and havin an extended lip turned outwardly in front 0 said slot.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature, in presence of two witnesses.

EDWARD B. GIBFORD.

Witnesses:

CLARKE E. BALDWIN, HENRY 0. SMITH. 

